SNAT 459 (P130219)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106234

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)? gurusz u4] 4(disz)-sze3 [kar umma]{ki#}-ta
 en: 1(?) male laborer for 4 workdays, from Umma-harbor
2. iri#-[sa12]-rig7{ki#}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: to Irisagrig barge punted,
3. [u4] 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a u3 sze ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred and barley in the barge loaded,
4. iri#-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
 en: from Irisagrig
5. u4# 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: two workdays to reservoir of Vineyard barge punted,
6. u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ka sze bala-a
 en: for 1 workday at Uriru-village barley transferred,
7. u4 7(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 szesz du3-a-ta kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3
 en: for 7 workdays from Uriru-village to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
reverse
1. sze ga6-ga2
 en: barley carried,
2. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ta
 en: from reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rig7-sze3
 en: for 2 workdays to Irisagrig
4. ma2 gid2-da u3 bala ak
 en: barge punted and transfer done;
5. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
 en: for 2 workdays from Irisagrig
6. ka da-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: to mouth of Damimama barge punted,
7. u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2# diri-ga!(DA)
 en: for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated,
9. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al#-[la]
 en: for 1 workday barge unloaded;
10. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-[a]
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred;
11. ugula lugal-e2-mah#-[e]
 en: foreman: Lugal-Emaḫe,
12. kiszib3 a-du-mu#
 en: under seal of Adumu;
13. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba#-[ab]-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[suen]
 en: Ur-Suen,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: son of Ur-gigir,
4. sza3-[tam]
 en: official (seal).

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005318 (composite) (P458028) S005318 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

20101031 englund: add (confusing) text P375536 = BM 106562 found in BDTNS

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P130219

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106234
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033923
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106234
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1066

References

  • primary: SNAT, 459

    [Gomi1990SNAT] Gomi, Tohru, and Susumu Sato. 1990. Selected Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the British Museum. Abiko: The Research Institute of the Chuo-Gakuin University.

  • history: Fs Owen p.95-114, p. 96-98

    [Englund2010BU] Englund, Robert K. 2010. “BU!” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 95–114. Bethesda: CDL Press.

    (in score version)

  • citation: ZA 091 (pp. 22-84), 73,

    [Steinkeller2001ZA91] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “New Light on the Hydrology and Topography of Southern Babylonia in the Third Millennium.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 91: 22–84.

    account recorded in four texts (see SNAT 459

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 18:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 18:29:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 459 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130219.
SNAT 459 artifact entry (No. P130219). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130219 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 459 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130219 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SNAT 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130219},
}


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TI  - SNAT 459 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 459 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130219.
SNAT 459 artifact entry (No. P130219). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130219 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 459 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130219 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SNAT 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130219},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130219
LB  - CDLI:P130219
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - SNAT 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130219
ER  -
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